Financial Education - A way out of poverty … [Read more...]
MiBank develops a PAYG Solar application
Port Moresby 26 October 2016 MiBank in Papua New Guinea has developed a ‘Pay-as-you-Go’ Solar Power application to be used with its MiCash mobile wallet to enable the purchase and top up of solar power. This new mobile application will enable MiBank to work with solar power providers targeting … [Read more...]
Westpac- Launch of New Store Merchant- Dhan Raj Enterprise
Launch of new store merchant- Dhan Raj Enterprise … [Read more...]
Fiji Development Bank- 30th Annual General Meeting and Conference
30th Annual General Meeting and Conference … [Read more...]
CEFI- Development of the 2nd National Financial Inclusion Strategy for PNG
The Centre for Excellence in Financial Inclusion (CEFI) in collaboration with the Bank of Papua New Guinea (BPNG) is in the last stages of finalizing the 2nd National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2016 – 2020. A draft has been developed by the AFC Consulting and submitted to CEFI and BPNG. Key … [Read more...]
BIMA launches new microinsurance programs in the Pacific Islands
BIMA, a world-leading mobile microinsurance provider, has launched its revolutionary insurance service in Fiji in partnership with Digicel Fiji and Dominion Insurance Company. This is the beginning of a second major initiative with the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) to provide … [Read more...]
FESALOS- Credit Unions are also known as Savings and Loan Societies in PNG and other parts of the world
The 2016 International Credit Union Day … [Read more...]
Software Group is in Top 20 Finance Technology Providers in APAC
Software Group, a global technology company specialized in delivery channel and integration solutions for the financial sector, is in the Top 20 Finance Technology Providers in APAC region for 2016, according to CIO Advisor’s annual ranking of the IT companies in the region. CIO Advisor is one of … [Read more...]
Linkage Banking Study
FDC’s recently completed linkage banking study describes and explores examples of working partnerships in the Pacific between regulated financial institutions (e.g. banks) and community, industry, market, or other groups outside the formal economy. These partnerships aim to extend the reach of … [Read more...]
TDB’s support for disadvantaged borrowers wins international recognition
The Tonga Development Bank has won international recognition for offering financial services that are supporting small income generating projects among disadvantaged and low-income earners in Tonga. The TDB was awarded a Plaque of Merit, by the Association of Development Financing Institutions in … [Read more...]